The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-08-24
Aepughtto Garry a BeII-Punch

HeOughtto Carry a Bell Punch
:. tell you what said a suburban
friend TO the Listener, as the street-car
conductor came around bearing psrtic-
lar big and imposing bell-puncli, there
is deacon in our church who ought to
be made 10 carry one Of those things
when he makes his collection, II ever
anybody ough. 10 be made to wear one"
why? What has the deacon done p
"I9l tell you the whole story, and
when I've done | want You to know
whether, if it had happened to you, it
wouldn't have destroyed your confidence
in somebody. You see, live next door
TO Deacon. Sharply, and my yard is sepa-
rated from his by light picket fence.
was whacking away at the grass on my
little lawn the other night with grass
hook was just finishing the job and
wondering whether should ever be rich
enough TO swell out with lawn mower,
when the deacon came out and leaned
over the fence. See here said he, you
are getting quite lawn here, and so Nm
l. We don't either of us have quite
enough business for a lawn mower, but
together we might have. Say we 90
snooks on oneY ] told him | thought
it was good idea, and would go half
on a machine He said he would man
age the purchase, and would tell me how
much half the cost WAS So let him go
on and buy the lawn mower. and he
brought receipted bill for $3.50 in his
own name. | gave him the s6.25, and
Jeff the machine and receipt in his
hands.
" About two weeks after that--Td seen
the deacon showing the lawn mower
around in his yard in great style in the
thought my grass got up
enough to warrant cutting, and | went 10
the deacon's TO get the machine. The
deacon WAS out, they said, but the lawn
mower was down at Mr.. Smiths.
thought it was a little queer that the dea
con had lent our machine, but | went to
Smiths and got it, thought they look
ed little cross when took i, but
took it just the same, and moved my
lawn Next night the deacon came and
got it again, and moved away Il while in
his back yard. \ few days after that |
thought it was about time to NOW once
more, and went over TO the deacon's af-
ter the machine. No machine anywhere
around. asked at the back door
Where's the lawn mower@
~'Mr Smith came and got tia little
while ago, said the deacon's daughter.
Mr. Smith Whit business had he
with our machine? didn't ask but
trotted to Smiths. found Smith com
plaeently oiling the lawn mower, and APP
getting ready for action.
~'Well,i said /, 4 came over after that
lawn mower; but as you seem to be get
ting ready to use it, | suppose have to
wait
Hum, said he, 4 guess the deacon
and keep it busy
so it seems says l. kind of sarcas-
ically.
We'll, We have to get our moneys
worth out of it, you know, says he.
That struck me as mighty queer re-
mark, and couldn't help saying, 1
should think you'd want to get one your
self
"'Well, said he, looking up little sur
prised 4 own half of this one
"You-you own half of this? says l,
"lNhy, certainly, says he; Deacon
sharply and bought this lawn mower
ogether'
tell YOU, that took me completely
lown. The deacon had deliberately |
Ilaye us off one against the other, Sand
Iad got me to pay for one halfof the ma
.hine, and Smith the other calculating
o get the use of it to NOW all his own
yrass for nothing. If he had been eau
lou as he was sharp, and kept the ma
.hIne in his own barn, or else insisted on
,oing after it himself, | suppose he might |
ave KEEP, on going that way. But
ince we have found it out Smith and |
et along first rate, but the deacon has to
lire an Irishman TO NOV his grass with
scythe.
And that is the reason why ! think
he deacon ought to carry a bell-punch
rhen he takes upa collection. Don't
ou think it would be good scheme ?"
-Bosfoa TrnaScript
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